FORMER Woking FC striker Joe Gatting proved Surrey's undoing in their final match of the Emirates Airlines Pro ARCH Tournament by hitting a century.

Son of ex-Arsenal and Brighton footballer Steve and nephew of former England cricket captain Mike, the 21-year-old was on Brighton & Hove Albion's books for three seasons - spending time on loan at Kingfield in autumn 2007 - but turned his back on football last year to join Sussex's academy.

And in the fifth/sixth play-off match in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, he suggested the decision could pay off by hitting 101 in 129 deliveries.

Surrey, who had lost two of their three previous matches, had reached 255-4 in 50 overs thanks to 101 from acting captain Michael Brown.

He put on 114 with opening partner Matthew Spriegel (58), with further contributions from Chris Murtagh (32) and Chris Jordan (28no).

But it proved not to be enough as Gatting added 125 with new signing Ed Joyce (50), before Andrew Hodd (21), Sussex skipper Michael Yardy (16) and Ben Brown (24no) finished the match with 4.1 overs to spare.